00000cab a22000004a 4500 IPP-00000656137 IPP 20230227153849.0 230227s2017 xx d | ||r |||||eng|| eng Luga, Jose Matthew Alimokon Mateo Noriel Luga, the life history of a revolutionary (1868?-1899) Alimokon 2017 ill. In the study of historical figures of the Philippine Revolution of 1896, much focus has always been given to the already famous and well-known (Emilio Aguinaldo, Antonio Luna, Artemio Ricarte, and Gregorio del Pilar, to name a few). Many of these revolutionaries either hail from Manila and its immediate environs, are members of the ilustrado class, or have rubbed elbows with the powers that be. As a result, they have continuously overshadowed the role played by other revolutionaries from the peripheries. one of them is Mateo Noriel Luga, a revolutionary who was born in Ilocos Norte but grew up in the town of Tumauini, Isabela. Although he gained prominence for his participation in the Philippine-American War in Cebu, much of his early life, especially his involvement in the previous 1896 Revolution, has remained shrouded in mystery. His story represents the cause of the Isablanos and can validate the Katipunan Revolution as a truly national uprising. This paper follows the life history methodology, which endeavors to depict the life of Mateo Noriel Luga within the socio-historical context of his time, in an effort to create a dialogic interaction between the text and the context, grounding him with the facts of his era. Luga, Mateo Noriel Revolutionaries Philippines Revolutions Philippines Journal of Philippine local history and heritage Vol. 3, no. 2 (Aug. 2017), 1145-152 UPD DMUE Article FI